SANTA MONICA, Calif. August 29 - Comparisons between eSports and athletic sports will eventually evaporate when the former becomes fully accepted in mainstream society, predicts Riot Games eSports director Whalen Rozelle.
"I think you'll definitely see a more gradual acceptance over time," he said. "I think these things will gradually converge. I think people will naturally start doing so because once it becomes more acceptable and becomes part of everyone life we'll stop hearing those comparisons."
For the mean time, comparisons to athletic sports is healthy for its digital counterpart, according to Rozelle.
"Right now it's important to still hold on to those comparisons because sports is something eSports should aspire to. It's not like we're trying to be professional sports though."
SOURCE: Polygon
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